Chinese Vice President Han Zheng wants to represent the People’s Republic at the coronation of King Charles III. travel. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing announced today that King Charles invited Han Zheng to attend the ceremony in London on Saturday.
The Chinese politician’s possible participation had already caused resentment in the UK, as Han Zheng was largely responsible for the Hong Kong policy of the Communist Party during the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in the Chinese special administrative region.
After ongoing protests and calls for more democracy, Beijing passed a controversial security law for Hong Kong three years ago. Since then, the authorities have used it to take massive action against the democracy movement in Hong Kong. The former British crown colony has been under Chinese sovereignty since it was returned to China in 1997 as a special administrative region.
Representation for the Pope
The Vatican Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin is also crowned by King Charles III. travel to London. The high cleric and chief diplomat of the Papal States will represent Pope Francis at the celebrations on Saturday at Westminster Abbey Cathedral, the spokesman for the Holy See said on Thursday. Parolin is head of the State Secretariat and is considered number two in the Vatican behind the Pope.